Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 21.27 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
21.27 million An
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
3rd
of 17 groups
All-time high
21.27 million An
in 2024
All-time low
3.63 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 21.27 million An for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 21.27 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.63 million An, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 3.63 million An
1962 3.73 million An +2.6%
1963 3.83 million An +2.8%
1964 3.94 million An +3.0%
1965 4.06 million An +3.0%
1966 4.03 million An -0.7%
1967 4.12 million An +2.0%
1968 4.37 million An +6.1%
1969 4.45 million An +1.9%
1970 4.54 million An +2.0%
1971 4.66 million An +2.8%
1972 4.78 million An +2.6%
1973 4.96 million An +3.8%
1974 5.11 million An +3.0%
1975 5.27 million An +3.0%
1976 5.40 million An +2.6%
1977 5.55 million An +2.7%
1978 5.67 million An +2.3%
1979 5.81 million An +2.4%
1980 6.03 million An +3.8%
1981 6.15 million An +2.0%
1982 6.23 million An +1.3%
1983 6.36 million An +2.2%
1984 6.54 million An +2.8%
1985 6.67 million An +2.0%
1986 7.99 million An +19.9%
1987 8.18 million An +2.3%
1988 8.37 million An +2.3%
1989 8.51 million An +1.6%
1990 8.85 million An +4.0%
1991 9.06 million An +2.4%
1992 9.32 million An +2.9%
1993 9.52 million An +2.1%
1994 9.62 million An +1.0%
1995 9.83 million An +2.2%
1996 10.44 million An +6.2%
1997 10.76 million An +3.0%
1998 11.05 million An +2.7%
1999 11.31 million An +2.3%
2000 11.59 million An +2.5%
2001 12.00 million An +3.6%
2002 12.30 million An +2.5%
2003 12.57 million An +2.2%
2004 12.93 million An +2.9%
2005 13.31 million An +2.9%
2006 13.51 million An +1.5%
2007 14.06 million An +4.1%
2008 14.46 million An +2.8%
2009 14.81 million An +2.4%
2010 15.42 million An +4.1%
2011 15.98 million An +3.6%
2012 16.44 million An +2.9%
2013 16.80 million An +2.1%
2014 17.23 million An +2.6%
2015 17.60 million An +2.2%
2016 17.94 million An +1.9%
2017 18.59 million An +3.6%
2018 18.94 million An +1.9%
2019 18.80 million An -0.7%
2020 19.31 million An +2.7%
2021 19.88 million An +3.0%
2022 20.75 million An +4.3%
2023 20.25 million An -2.4%
2024 21.27 million An +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.02 million An 3.63 million An 4.45 million An 9
1970s 5.18 million An 4.54 million An 5.81 million An 10
1980s 7.10 million An 6.03 million An 8.51 million An 10
1990s 9.98 million An 8.85 million An 11.31 million An 10
2000s 13.15 million An 11.59 million An 14.81 million An 10
2010s 17.37 million An 15.42 million An 18.94 million An 10
2020s 20.29 million An 19.31 million An 21.27 million An 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 India 49.70 million An compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 17.32 million An compare
  3. 3 China 6.34 million An compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 6.34 million An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 71,319 An compare
  6. 5 Nepal 1.25 million An compare
  7. 6 Egypt 743,000 An compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 21.27 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 21.27 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.63 million An in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
44 places, 2,419 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.